hew to

phrasal verb

hewed to; hewed to or hewn to; hewing to; hews to

: to follow or obey (something)

Everyone must hew to the rules/standards.

He is a politician who has always hewed closely to the party line.

Examples of hew to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In 2022, Kelly won again, and Democrats swept the top three statewide races for governor, attorney general and secretary of state, defeating Republican candidates who hewed to Trump’s style and his lies about fraud costing him the 2020 presidential election. —

Gabriel Sandova, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2024 Critics on the left suspect Starmer will not be bold, but will hew to a soft middle. —

Karla Adam, Washington Post, 4 July 2024 Even the film’s music, a mixtape of classic and contemporary rock, feels hewed to Anderson’s sensibility. —

Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024 For this reason, Riyadh will be loath to hew to Washington’s political and economic policy toward the United States’ global rivals. —

F. Gregory Gause Iii, Foreign Affairs, 2 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hew to

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